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1854 BCE
Birth
Oscar Wilde was born at 21 Westland Row, Dublin in 1854 -
Birth
Oscar Wilde was born at 21 Westland Row, Dublin in 1854 -
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Studies
After attending Portora Royal School, Enniskillen (1864–71), Wilde went, on successive scholarships, to Trinity College, Dublin (1871–74), and Magdalen College, Oxford (1874–78), which awarded him a degree with honours. -
Ravenna
Wilde wrote a short poem that I recite at the Sheldonian Theater in Oxford in 1878 and winner of the Newdigate Prize. -
Marrige
In 1884, Oscar Wilde married Constance Lloyd. -
Sons
He had two children with Constance, Cyril
and Vyvyan and were born in 1885 and 1886. -
The Decay of Lying
Oscar Wilde wrote The Decay of Lying -
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray is the most famous work of Oscar wilde -
The Importance of being Earnest
He wrote another of his most famous works, The Importance of being Earnest -
Prison
He was sentenced to two years of forced labor for sosomy. While in prison, Wilde wrote the lengthy letter to Lord Alfred Douglas entitled De Profundis. -
Death
He died suddenly of acute meningitis brought on by
an ear infection in Paris, France. In his semiconscious final moments, he was received into the Roman Catholic Church, which he had long admired.
